Dean's Message

Welcome to the School of Education (SOE) at NYIT. As colleges go, NYIT is young (established in 1955) and SOE is even younger (formed in 1991). As a result, our students benefit from programs, developed in the Information Age, that fully integrate technology in every field - from Childhood Education, School Counseling to Educational Leadership, Professional Training, and Instructional Technology - leading the way in several fields. For example, in the past five years, more than 1,000 teachers, supervisors, principals, and superintendents in the New York metro area have received their training in Instructional Technology from SOE and are now leading the technology planning and implementation in their schools.

The New York State Department of Education ranks our teacher education near the top. Our graduates' pass rates on the state teacher certification exams (NYSTCE) are consistently above average. Our long-term partnerships with the UFT and Teacher Centers not only assure that our programs are aligned with the needs of our community schools, they assure that our programs are easily accessible to students in nine counties: Brooklyn, Nassau, Manhattan, Queens, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, and Westchester.

I invite you to browse the SOE Web site for an in depth look at our programs in your area of interest. If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment to speak with an advisor, please call 516.686.7777 or e-mail an advisor. We look forward to hearing from you.

Michael Uttendorfer, Dean

 

Latest News Highlights

 

Online M.S. in Instructional Technology

The NYIT School of Education is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the New York State Education Department to offer its nationally recognized Master of Science in Instructional Technology as a FULLY ONLINE program. This online program qualifies graduates for initial NYS certification as a K-12 Educational Technology Specialist. Learn more about the online M.S. in Instructional Technology.

Troops to Teachers

Troops to Teachers is a joint U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program that helps eligible military personnel begin a new career in teaching at public schools, where their skills, knowledge, and experience are most needed. New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) has created a nationally recognized program leading to a Master of Science in Childhood Education to prepare candidates to teach in grades 1 through 6. See more about Troops to Teachers.
 

 

Educational Enteprise Zone (EEZ)

Our Educational Enterprise Zone (EEZ), brings together public and private educational entities like the Smithsonian, The National Park Service, the Museum of Modern Art, the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, the Museum of Television and Radio and hundreds of other partners, to provide educational content for professional development and classroom instruction in over 1,200 K-12 schools nationally. The EEZ also sponsors and supports the development of standards-aligned videoconferencing activities and was awarded the Smithsonian Search for Heroes medal for innovations in K-12 videoconferencing.

Technology-Based Learning Systems (TBLS)

Our center for Technology-Based Learning Systems (TBLS) is a major site for research, development, and support of technology for teaching and learning. In addition to offering a number of grant-support technology-driven training and professional development programs for teachers, it also provides for support for national, state, and district technology planners, and the New York State web portal for teachers' online professional development and instructional resources. The center also serves as the host in New York State for the Thinkfinity resources and recently aligned 2,500 instructional activities and lesson plans with the New York State Student Learning Standards.